Continuous Improvement, Specialist
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Severn
Posted on: October 24, 2024
Job Description:
Specialist - Continuous improvement (CI)Summary:Our
FDA-licensed, state-of-the-art CGMP manufacturing facility for Gene
Therapies is located on the Harmans/BWI campus. The campus,
featuring two manufacturing facilities is located 5 miles from the
Baltimore Washington International (BWI) airport and 13 miles from
our--. The campus is close to Washington, DC's I-270 Technology
Corridor, top universities, and government agencies.The
Harmans/BWI-1 EMA and FDA approved facility, at approximately
200,000 sq. ft., houses 10 CGMP manufacturing suites, fill/finish,
central services, testing labs, and a warehouse.The Harmans/BWI-2
facility, at approximately 145,000 sq. ft., is under development
and will house 8 CGMP manufacturing suites and cold storage
warehousing.Both facilities support Phase 3 through commercial
manufacturing of advanced therapeutic products including AAV and
other viral vector-based therapies and vaccines.The Continuous
Improvement (CI) Specialist --- BWI / Harmans Site is responsible
for leading CI initiatives across the BWI campus.-- This includes
building expertise, establishing predictable and consistent
processes, focusing on business priorities, and accelerating new
technologies.-- The Continuous Improvement (CI) Specialist will be
part of a site CI team charged with developing and imbedding the
skills and behaviors that will result in a sustainable continuous
improvement culture within the BWI site with focus on
standardization, simplification, and rapid adoption of best
practices.-- This position reports to the Site CI Director.-- By
focusing on CI, this role will contribute to Catalent's Patient
First philosophy by driving the site to improve processes and
continue to meet the growing needs of clients and patients with the
highest quality drugs in a timely manner.This is a full-time
on-site position, M-F 8am-5pmCatalent is committed to a Patient
First culture through excellence in quality and--compliance, and to
the safety of every patient, consumer, and Catalent employee.--The
Role:
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities throughout the
organization by routinely studying, prioritizing, and selecting
projects that leverage lean six sigma tools to drive improvements
in key site KPIs.
- Facilitate advanced problem solving and analysis of specific
improvement opportunities leading to the implementation of
effective sustainable solutions
- Promote the use of data and metrics for identifying improvement
opportunities and problem-solving activities
- Coach and mentor lean six sigma Project Leaders to complete
projects by identifying and eliminating barriers
- Engage teams as a Change Agent to help establish a Continuous
Improvement culture and execute advanced problem-solving
activities
- Support design, development, and delivery of lean six sigma
training and project execution
- Assist in the identification and sharing of best practices
across the organization
- Manage weekly / monthly site reporting (People, Safety,
Quality, Delivery, Cost):
- Develop data collection systems and performance reporting
- Prepare and deliver complex presentations to ensure adequate
understanding, resources and support for ongoing and future CI
projects
- Coordinate with Global and Regional Deployment Leaders
regarding project status, issues and accomplishments
- Network and collaborate with other Catalent CI Leaders
Managers/Directors to share best practicesThe Candidate:
- Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in Life Science, Engineering
or Business field
- 1 - 3 years of GMP / Commercial manufacturing related work with
demonstrated experience in Continuous Improvement and/or
Operational Excellence preferred
- Experience in Biologics, Cell, or Gene Therapy operations and
production preferred
- Experience in a GMP regulated environment
- Experience leading team improvement efforts in production
facilities
- Lean Six Sigma - Yellow or Green Belt Certification
preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the
ability to work with people at all levels of the organization,
including the executive leadership team
- Ability to successfully prioritize, and manage large, complex
projects, deadlines, and tasks with little supervision in both team
and independent environmentThe anticipated salary range for this
position in Maryland is $68,000 to $95,000 plus annual bonus, when
eligible.-- The final salary offered to a successful candidate may
vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but
are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the
job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset,
education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer,
and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other
states.Position Benefits:
- Defined career path and annual performance review and feedback
process--
- Diverse, inclusive culture--
- Potential for career growth on an expanding team within an
organization dedicated to preserving and bettering lives--
- 152 hours of paid time off annually +--8--paid holidays--
- Competitive salary with yearly bonus potential--
- Community engagement and green initiatives--
- Generous 401K match and Paid Time Off accrual--
- Medical, dental and vision benefits effective day one of
employment--
- Tuition ReimbursementCatalent offers rewarding opportunities to
further your career!-- Join the global drug development and
delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and
life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is
an exciting and growing international company where employees work
directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of
all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to
clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70
billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is
counting on us. Join us in making a difference.--personal
initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.Visit to explore career
opportunities.Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including
disability and veterans.If you require reasonable accommodation for
any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability,
you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming
your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title
and location to . This option is reserved for individuals who
require accommodation due to a disability. Information received
will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a
local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate
consideration in the application or hiring process.--------Notice
to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma
Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from
agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes
submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or
search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will
become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a
candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited
agency or search firm referral. Thank you.Important Security Notice
to U.S. Job Seekers:Catalent NEVER asks candidates to provide any
type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification,
social security number or other highly sensitive personal
information during the offer process, and we NEVER do so via email
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it is a fraudulent request. Please forward such requests to
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